Edmonton's Freewill Shakespeare in the Park Announces Summer Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2021 They will be pivoting from the event in its usual form: amphitheatre seating, drinks, snacks, and big Shakespeare cast and crew wandering in and out of audiences. They will be offering outdoor & physically distant opportunities to experience Shakespeare in true Freewill style later in the summer wh...
Princeton Public Library Teams with McCarter Theatre Center To Present Mental Health Awareness Panel
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2021 The library is joining with McCarter Theatre Center to present “Mental Health 2021: Telling Our Stories, Coping with COVID, and How to Reach Out,” a virtual panel discussion, Thursday, May 6, at 7 p.m. as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. ...
100 YEARS | 100 WOMEN 2021 Conversation Series Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2021 Park Avenue Armory has announced the 100 Years | 100 Women Conversation Series in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a continuation of the 100 Years | 100 Women initiative celebrating the centennial of the 19th Amendment's ratification granting some women the right to vote. ...
Sander van Doorn Releases New Driving Hit Single 'What You Want'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 16, 2021 It directly follows Eli & Fur’s remix of his 2011 hit ‘Drink To Get Drunk’ from earlier in the month, as well as his late January-released track ‘Golden’. Out now on DOORN Records, ‘What You Want’ is available to listen to across all streaming platforms....
BWW Blog: Sharing Their Stories - An Interview with Megan Lohne
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - January 28, 2021 The latest installment of 'Sharing Their Stories' features Megan Lohne, a theater creator, agent, and overall innovator!...
Theatre Now New York Announces National Musical Writers Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 17, 2021 Theatre Now New York has established a new National Musical Writers Group which will bring together lyricists and composers from across the nation. The inaugural group members include: Jason Aguirre and Adam J. Rineer (Philadelphia); Mark Evan Chimsky (Portland, ME) and Zev Burrows (New York City); ...
BWW Review: KASTA LA VISTA at Teatr Polski
by Natalia Jarczynska - June 04, 2021 Kasta La Vista is a comical spectacle but with a bitter aftertaste. French author Sébastien Thiery made sure that his text was absurd, funny but also scary and all this mixture makes the show so special....
Next Stage Community Booster Wraps After Providing a Platform for Vital Community Dialogue
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 04, 2021 The Next Stage Community Booster, which replaced the 14th annual Next Stage Theatre Festival, wrapped up last weekend. This four-day event was a boost of energy, ideas, creativity, and friendship for those enduring an isolated pandemic winter....
Kelly Tweeddale Steps Down As Executive Director Of San Francisco Ballet
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2021 The Board of Directors of the San Francisco Ballet announced today that Kelly Tweeddale is leaving her position as Executive Director. Chief Development Officer Danielle St. Germain-Gordon has taken on the responsibility of Interim Executive Director while SF Ballet undertakes an international searc...
Turning Point Ensemble Launches 1+1+1+
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2021 1+1+1+… is an artistic chain of expression, the first ‘1’ is the performer, the second’1’ is the composer, and the third ‘1’ is the filmmaker, resulting in a series of five-minute art films, each comprising a new work that will be a unique portrait of the musicians that make up Turning Point Ensembl...
THE GILMOUR PROJECT Makes Live Stream 'Debut' June 24
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2021 The Gilmour Project was poised and ready to launch in April 2020, then the world hit the pause button. They re-emerge in 2021 pivoting to David Gilmour's Pink Floyd repertoire. ...
Scottsdale Arts To Host Virtual ARTrageous Gala
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2021 Scottsdale Arts has pivoted its elegant fundraising event, The ARTrageous Gala, to become a love-themed virtual celebration at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2021. ...
BWW Feature: How Broadway Women's Alliance Is Changing the Game for Women in Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2021 Since its official launch on January 23, 2020, the Broadway Women's Alliance has developed into a legitimate and thriving enterprise. Over the past year, BWA has hosted numerous salons, seminars, happy hours and networking events, creating a tight- knit community of women from all corners of show bu...
Frost School of Music and Chopin Foundation Present Third Edition of FROST CHOPIN ACADEMY AND FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - June 22, 2021 The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and the Chopin Foundation of the U.S. have announced the third installment of the critically-acclaimed Frost Chopin Festival and Academy which will take place July 7 – 10, 2021. ...
New Orleans' World Of Wings Comes To Philly With Help From Chef Jose Garces
by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2021 New Orleans' famous World of Wings will fly the coop and head north to Philadelphia this summer as the start of a major national expansion. Ballard Brands teams up with Garces restaurants for a new ghost kitchen that will operate out of The Olde Bar in Old City District. For Philly's wing lovers, th...
McCarter Theatre Presents THE MANIC MONOLOGUES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 04, 2021 McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton University Health Services, The 24 Hour Plays and Innovations in Socially Distant Performance, a project of the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton, will launch The Manic Monologues, a digital theatrical experience to disrupt stigma around mental illness and spo...
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Focus on Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Arts and History Organizations in 2021
by Stephi Wild - January 19, 2021 The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) has announced that its 2021 grant making will focus on assisting arts and history organizations in the Philadelphia region to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pivoting from its usual project grants for individual public programs and e...
Chicago Children's Theatre Introduces New X-MARKS THE SPOT Podcast
by A.A. Cristi - January 29, 2021 Chicago Children's Theatre continues to expand its free, at-home virtual theater and learning programs with a new podcast series for kids and families. ...
New Orleans' World Of Wings Comes To Philly With Help From Chef Jose Garces
by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2021 New Orleans' famous World of Wings will fly the coop and head north to Philadelphia this summer as the start of a major national expansion. Ballard Brands teams up with Garces restaurants for a new ghost kitchen that will operate out of The Olde Bar in Old City District. For Philly's wing lovers, th...
92nd Street Y Announces Return to In-Person Programming
by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2021 For the first time since March 2020, 92nd Street Y is following the State's lead to welcome audiences back to Kaufmann Concert Hall for a 'tasting menu' of some of 92Y's world-class programming - from classical concerts and literary readings to theater for young audiences....
Seattle Opera Unveils First Outdoor Recital Series—and More
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2021 From a new streaming production of Tosca filmed at a historic Seattle cathedral, to live outdoor recitals at Seattle Center, and a conductor dialogue on race and gender, there's plenty of ways to engage with music through Seattle Opera's June offerings....
Industry Pro Newsletter: The Reopening Questions Are Becoming Real
by Alex Freeman - March 08, 2021 As we approach the one year anniversary of Broadway shutting down due to the pandemic, the questions of reopening are finally moving from the theoretical to the real. What are the procedures going to look like? In places where venues are allowed to operate at some (or full) capacity, how to do it sa...
EASTER Dining Options Around the City
by Marina Kennedy - March 28, 2021 Dine out and savor a meal on Easter or enjoy the take out and delivery options. We have a nice selection of restaurants in NYC that will make the holiday weekend a pleasure....
Dragon Theatre Announces Relaunch, Spark Change Fundraising Campaign
by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021 Dragon Productions Theatre Company (a.k.a. “the Dragon”), a 20-year old theatre organization based in Redwood City, CA, announces its official “relaunch” accompanied by a new fundraising campaign, starting on April 1, 2021. ...
BWW Interview: Director Bernadette Armstrong Pivoting Across The Continents With THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
by Gil Kaan - March 17, 2021 The intercontinental collaboration of Open-Door Playhouse and Our Kid and Me Productions THE CANTERVILLE GHOST premieres online March 24, 2021. Open-Door creator Bernadette Armstrong directs this adaptation of the short story by Oscar Wilde featuring a combined cast from Los Angeles and Oxford, U.K.... |